Jonathan Martinez Hopes Thomas Almeida Win Gets Him Credit He Deserves, Calls For Luke Sanders Fight

Jonathan Martinez immediately jumped at the chance to fight Thomas Almeida. At UFC Fight Island 6, Martinez stepped up on just over a week’s notice to fight the returning Almeida. When he got the call for the fight, it was an immediate yes. For M…

Jonathan Martinez immediately jumped at the chance to fight Thomas Almeida. At UFC Fight Island 6, Martinez stepped up on just over a week’s notice to fight the returning Almeida. When he got the call for the fight, it was an immediate yes. For Martinez, he says the Brazilian was someone he grew up watching. […]

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Jonathan Martinez Outpoints Thomas Almeida – UFC Fight Island 6 Results

AlmeidaKicking off the UFC Fight Island 6 main card is a bantamweight bout between Thomas Almeida and Jonathan Martinez. Round 1: Almeida starts off with a leg kick. Martinez sees a head kick blocked. A lot of kicks from both competitors in the first minute so far, especially to the body. Martinez lands a nice […]

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Kicking off the UFC Fight Island 6 main card is a bantamweight bout between Thomas Almeida and Jonathan Martinez.

Round 1: Almeida starts off with a leg kick. Martinez sees a head kick blocked. A lot of kicks from both competitors in the first minute so far, especially to the body. Martinez lands a nice jab and follows it up with a teep kick to the body. Almeida is backed up against the fence and blocks a head kick from Martinez. Martinez’s jab has been very effective so far. Almeida lands a big leg kick. Martinez responds with a head kick but it’s blocked. Martinez attempts a head kick that partially connects and follows it up with a left as the round ends.

Round 2: Again, Almeida starts things off with some leg kicks. Martinez lands a left hand after a head kick was blocked. Almeida attempts a takedown but it’s telegraphed and Martinez defends easily. They return to striking. Almeida lands a nice body kick. Martinez continues to land a stinging jab. Both fighters collide at the same time with shots and Martinez gets dropped but gets to his feet right away. Martinez lands a huge left hook and follows it with a body kick. Almeida blitzes forward and connects with a left hook. The round comes to an end.

Round 3: They clinch up and Martinez knees Almeida to the stomach as they separate. Martinez lands a body kick. Almeida responds with a body shot. Almeida lands a nice left hook. Almeida looks to blitz again but Martinez responds with a huge left hook of his own. Martinez counters with a left hook again and this time, it seems to have hurt Almeida who backs away. He seems to have recovered quickly, however. Martinez lands a big leg kick. Almeida lands a big left now. Martinez’s head kick is blocked but he follows it up with a leg kick. Both fighters connect with strikes in close exchanges but they remain unaffected. Almeida sees another takedown attempt defended. They connect on each other with another exchange. And another Almeida takedown attempt is defended as the fight comes to a n end.

Official result: Jonathan Martinez defeats Thomas Almeida via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

UFC Moncton Results: Andre Soukhamthath Handles Jonathan Martinez

The UFC has landed in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada for Fight Night 138. The Canadian fans are in for a treat with a solid six-fight main card. Before Volkan Oezdemir takes on rising light heavyweight prospect Anthony Smith in the main event, 10 other fighters will make their walk to the Octagon. An exciting bantamweight […]

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The UFC has landed in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada for Fight Night 138. The Canadian fans are in for a treat with a solid six-fight main card.

Before Volkan Oezdemir takes on rising light heavyweight prospect Anthony Smith in the main event, 10 other fighters will make their walk to the Octagon.

An exciting bantamweight bout will keep the main card rolling as two up and coming fighters look to crack the top 15 with impressive performances.

Andre Soukhamthath has had a rough go in the UFC thus far. He has gone 1-3 since signing with the promotion and he most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Sean O’Malley at UFC 223 this past March.

Aso for the 24-year-old Jonathan Martinez, he is making his promotional debut in Moncton, and the one they call “Dragon” is looking to scorch Soukhamthath in his first Octagon appearance.

Round One 

Martinez opens up with a hard leg kick. Soukhamthath looking to pick his shots but Martinez not giving him much time as he is continually firing that leg kick. Soutkhamthath clips Martinez with a right hand and Martinez drops. Soukhamthath locks in a choke but the UFC newcomer defends. The fighters get back to their feet and Soukhamthath walks Martinez down with a nice head & body combo that backs Martinez up to the cage. Soukhamthath drops Martinez again in the last 10 seconds of the round.

Round Two

Round two starts with Martinez throwing some body kicks but Soukhamthath walks right through them to land his own strikes. The referee inexplicably separates the fighters then lets them fight. The break allowed Martinez to catch his wind and subsequently landed the trip takedown on Soukhamthath. Martinez lands a barrage of elbows as Soukhamthath gets back to his feet. The round ends with the fighters circling.

Round Three

Soukhamthath walking forward looking to land big shots but Martinez is looking to clinch. The fighters exchange a series of elbows to each other’s head and the fight ends up against the cage again. This time with Martinez in control. Soukhamthath trips Martinez and ends up in side control. Both guys appear to be pretty gassed here in the last minute of the fight. Soukhamthath looked for a triangle attempt but nothing was there. The fight ends as Soukhamthath looked for a standing arm triangle.

  •  Andre Soukhamthath defeats Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

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